Prerequisites

• A name for the cluster has been defined
  • ex. DEPT-Cluster1

Prepare Active Directory objects

1. Create a new OU in Active Directory to contain the objects for the cluster.
   • This is the cluster OU.
2. Create the computer objects for the cluster members in the cluster OU.
   • These are the cluster member objects.
3. Create a disabled computer object with the name of the cluster in the cluster OU.
   • This is the cluster computer object.
4. Create a group and add the cluster computer object and cluster member objects to the group.
   • This is the cluster computers group.
5. Create a group and add the user accounts for the cluster administrators to the group.
   • This is the cluster administrators group.
6. Navigate to the Austin Active Directory page in ServiceNow
   • https://ut.service-now.com/sp?id=ut_bs_service_detail&sys_id=79d65c7c4ff9d200f6897bcd0210c77b

Request Active Directory delegation

1. Request delegation for the cluster members by completing the Austin Active Directory Delegation Request form with the following information:
   • AD Group Name to delegation permissions to: provide the name of the cluster computers group
   • Delegation(s) to Apply: select the Computer delegation
   • OUs to apply the delegations to: provide the distinguished name of the OU created in step 2
2. Request delegation for the cluster administrators by completing the Austin Active Directory Delegation Request form with the following information:
   • AD Group Name to delegation permissions to: provide the name of the the cluster administrators group
   • Delegation(s) to Apply: select the Computer delegation
   • OUs to apply the delegations to: provide the distinguished name of the OU created in step 2
3. Wait for the requests to be completed.